When deciding where to build an expansion of the King’s Hawaiian facilities, the initial thought was to place the second building outside of Georgia. “It would actually be a little cheaper for us to be in another state,” said John Linehan, executive vice president of strategy and business development with the bread-baking business. “But we were so happy with being in Hall County and just so convinced of the value that it offers in terms of being a great place to work, that we decided to ... open up a second plant there.”